Global Patent Index - EP 2581817 A1

EP 2581817 A1 20130417 - System and method for controlling an electronic device having a touch-sensitive non-display area

Title (en)

System and method for controlling an electronic device having a touch-sensitive non-display area

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zur Steuerung einer elektronischen Vorrichtung mit einem berührungsempfindlichen Nicht-Anzeige-Bereich

Title (fr)

Système et procédé pour contrôler un dispositif électronique doté d'une zone non affichée sensible au toucher

Publication

EP 2581817 A1 20130417 (EN)

Application

EP 11185289 A 20111014

Priority

EP 11185289 A 20111014

Abstract (en)

A method and system are provided for controlling a first electronic device connectable to a second electronic device. The first electronic device comprises a touch-sensitive non-display area for detecting one or more touch-sensitive non-display area gestures. Each touch-sensitive non-display area gesture is associated with a respective function of the first electronic device. The method comprises partitioning a touch-sensitive input mechanism of the second electronic device into a non-display portion and a display portion; receiving a gesture using the non-display portion, the gesture corresponding to a touch-sensitive non-display area gesture; and determining an instruction to be performed by the first electronic device based on the gesture.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/038 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2581817 A1 20130417; CA 2792143 A1 20130414; CA 2792143 C 20160202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11185289 A 20111014; CA 2792143 A 20121011